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Mulga Parrot

(Psephotus varius)
Alternative names: "Many-coloured Parrot", "Varied Parrot"
Size: 26-30 cm
Weight: 60-70 g

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SUBSECTIONS:      Classification      Distribution      Sightings      Photos      Breeding      Nest      Eggs      Behaviour      Food     

Taxonomy, classification

See Mulga Parrot at Wikipedia .

Range, habitat, finding this species

 (for details refer to a field guide)

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Sightings

We spotted Mulga Parrots for the first time in March 2008, first in the floodplains of the Darling River in western NSW and later also in the Flinders Ranges, South Australia. Seen only westward of Tilpa, NSW, on the Darling River.

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Photos

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Frontal view of a male Mulga Parrot on its perch in an Emu-bush (Eremophila longifolia)
[Near Bourke, NSW, September 2012]

Frontal view of a male Mulga Parrot
[Near Flinders Ranges NP, SA, March 2008]

Lateral view of a male Mulga Parrot drinking from a leaking water tank
[Near Flinders Ranges NP, SA, March 2008]

Dorsal view of a male Mulga Parrot
[Near Flinders Ranges NP, SA, March 2008]

Lateral view of a female Mulga Parrot
[Near Flinders Ranges NP, SA, March 2008]

Food, Diet

Adults: Seeds Dependents: Regurgitated seeds Water intake: Daily

These pages are largely based on our own observations. For more salient facts on any bird species please refer to a field guide.